Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-12-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Ir,g- oa. r.g.I.s s',s..Do'ssai;I resp ss !,

WAsHINGroN, Nov %, 1887.
Already I have reported TO you the
cnTrent capital gossip concerning the
Cshiret ehanges-that Mr.. Lamar will
- trnnsIated TO the Supreme Bench,
th.t postmaster General Villas Is to sue
ceed him, and that Mr.. Dickinson, OF
WichiQan, will be the iatter's successor.
GfIlI another rumOr Is that Mr.. Whit
new expects TO resign from the Cabinet
unless his health greatly improves
within the next two months, his friends
claiming that man OF the vast wealth.
and great social prominence oil the
Navy, cannot afford to endanger ms
existence by further devoting himseli
to the onerous duties incumbent upon
him.
tremeIy solieitous for the President 70
So to his old home at Buffalo and vote
IN the late election, and much disap..
nointment was felt that he did not
crafty public expectation in that re-
snect. But the President had good
reason for absenting himself, as ne naa
learned from trustworthy sources, that
his nresence at the polls would nave
been the occasion of an undignitied and
unsa .mlv,demoustation on the part OF
a cInh az intensely partisan Republi-
cans AZ It was their unpatriotic pur-
noaa 10 challenge Mr.. Cleveland's right
fo vote. on the ground that he is not
now a legal resident of Buffalo. In view
of this exposed conspiracy, it is doubt
fuI if MIR. Cleveland again votes during
his Presidency, and when his motive IS
understood, it will be applaued by all
unbiased minds.
Messrs Carlisle and Randall are both
in the city, and while neither is VII
ling to take the public into his conn
dence. through the medium OF the
press, it is highly probable that thes'
great leaders may have an informa
i Conference before the meeting of Con
oress. with the view of making the two
wings of the Democracy flap togethe
on the tariff question, in the Language
of Mr.. Randall during speech in tht
Forty ninth Congress.
The forthcoming report of Secretar,
Fairehild is awaited with no ordinar,
degree of interest by the financia
world, as it is expected that he VIII
take advanced ground on the question
of the Treasury surplus, and the siive
currency. That the Secretary is laoorl
ously and carefully applying himsel
to the important undertaking that dc
wolves upon him, is evidenced by tn
fact that to accomplish it he has 70
several days confined himself to tn
privacy ofhi home, in order not TO D
diverted from his work by visitors
the Department..
Secretary Lamar in his report, whic
is completed but not yet published
recommends that Interstate commerc
Commission be detached from the II
terior Department and madel directl
responsible to Congress or the Pres
dent for its acts, as at present the Se'
retary of the Interior only otficiates
the capacity of disbursing officer K
the Commission--it appearing that h
has no jurisdiction over that body
all.
There is great pressure of business
the General Land Office in the way I
issuing agricultural patents, 2400 ha'
ing been made out during the pa
month, and others In course ofprepar
ton will increase the number to so
for the month of November, which o
most out rivals any previous record.
The balance of power in the Unit,
States Senate IS lodged with the rollic
ing Riddleberger, the Senator fro
Virginia, who holds in the hollow
his hand the political future of thr
Democratic claimants to seats-Mess
Lucas and Faulkner, of West Vlrgini
and Mr.. Turpie, of Indiana, Senate
RiddIeberger states that he will 9
deavor to act as conscientiously
these controversies as if he were on Il
Supreme Bench of the United States.
The Republican Senate has mo
than enough chairmanships to
around there being forty-seven Sena
committees to only thirty-eight Repu
lican Senators, and so it is likely tn
the majority party will very generou
ly bestow the nine surplus places {
their Democratic brethren.
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